Assignment: Using information from the 3 sites listed above: 1. List 5 behaviors of young children that you might observe that could indicate 'red flags' for Autism Spectrum Disorder? Why is it important to document these behaviors? 2. What type of observation tool would you use to document these behaviors? 3.How would the characteristics of autism affect children's development of play skills? Language skills? 4. Why is it important that children on the autism spectrum receive intervention as early as possible?
Resources : Websites
http://www.autismspeaks.org/http://www.autism-society.org/about-autism/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
http://community.fpg.unc.edu/resources/presentations/files/2011-nm-institute/CDDAutismTalkingwithFamilies.pdf/view?searchterm=autism
Assignment:
Using information from the 3 sites listed above:
1. List 5 behaviors of young children that you might observe that could indicate 'red flags' for Autism Spectrum Disorder? Why is it important to document these behaviors?
2. What type of observation tool would you use to document these behaviors?
3.How would the characteristics of autism affect children's development of play skills? Language skills?
4. Why is it important that children on the autism spectrum receive intervention as early as possible?
Resource : Frank Porter Graham �Snapshots
ttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/news/fpg_snapshots.cfm (Primary site)
After abuse: Early intervention services for infants and toddlers (snapshot # 54)